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Nees-Institut und Botanische Gärten beim Tag der offenen Tür in der Villa Hammerschmidt
Beim Tag der offenen Tür in der Villa Hammerschmidt, dem Bonner Amtssitz des Bundespräsidenten, präsentiert sich die Universität Bonn am Sonntag, 24. Juni 2018 von 11 bis 18 Uhr anlässlich ihres 200-jährigen Jubiläums gemeinsam mit der Stadt Bonn, Wissenschaftseinrichtungen und internationalen Akteuren der Öffentlichkeit.
Wie ist es um die heimische Natur bestellt?
Das Biodiversitätsnetzwerk Bonn (BION) übergibt Endbericht „Natur der Region Bonn/Rhein-Sieg“
Dr. Marcus Lehnert - LMU Munich
The Nees-Institute congratulates Dr. Marcus Lehnert for his new position as Professor for Botany (basal land plants) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (Vertretungsprofessur). Dr. Lehnert will start April 1st and substitutes our honored colleague Prof. Dr. Jochen Heinrichs. We wish him good luck and success at his new home institution!
The Nees Institute and the Botanic Gardens at the Bonn Climate Change Conference (COP23 UNFCCC)
Meet us on Thursday, November 16, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, at the exhibition area in the 'Bonn Zone' of COP23.
IbeBoL meets GBoL5
Based on the already existing strong collaboration between the Real Jardin Botanico Madrid (CSIC) and the Nees Institute - the Botanical Garden Bonn, University of Bonn, we are extremely happy that the Iberian Barcode of Life (IbeBoL) initiative joins forces with GBoL5 (German Barcode of Life: Barcoding the German Flora; GBoL5.de).
Ontogeny and the process of biomineralization in the trichomes of Loasaceae
New publication in American Journal of Botany
Complex patterns of multiple biomineralization in single-celled plant trichomes of the Loasaceae
New publication in American Journal of Botany
Memorandum of understanding between the Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC and the Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen & Botanische Gärten der Universität Bonn
For more than a decade the Royal Botanical Garden Madrid and the Nees Institute/Botanical Gardens Bonn share common research interests manifested in various joint publications.
Biodiversitäts-Hotspot in Flammen
Botaniker der Universität Bonn rufen zum Erhalt der letzten Bergregenwälder in den peruanischen West-Anden auf
Magic world at the forest floor
The forest floor harbors a wonderful array of less showy plants, such as bryophytes and lichens. Their beauty, however, is most often only revealed at a closer look. To former members of the Nees Institute Frank Bungartz and Dorothee Killmann provide a short introduction in the frame of the scientific program Leonardo (WDR5). Tune in!
Mechanistic model of evolutionary rate variation en route to a nonphotosynthetic lifestyle in plants
Susann Wicke, Kai F. Müller, Claude W. de Pamphilis, Dietmar Quandt, Sidonie Bellot, and Gerald M. Schneeweiss
A review of symbiotic fungal endophytes in lycophytes and ferns - a global phylogenetic and ecological perspective
The journal „Symbiosis“ recently published a review on the putative symbiotic fungal association found in lycophytres and ferns, compiled by Dr. Marcus Lehnert and colleagues, of the research group of Prof. Quandt.
Two new publications from nees Institute
The journal of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy, Taxon, has recently published two important articles lead-authored by three researchers of the Nees-Institute, Prof. Dr. Maximilian Weigend, Dr. Federico Luebert and Dr. Juliana Chacón, together with colleagues from 20 research institutes in eight countries on four continents.
Earth - Evolution at the dry limit
Today the German Science Foundation granted 20 Collaborative Research Centers (CRC), including CRC 1211 “Earth – Evolution at the dry limit” lead by Prof. Dr. Tibor Dunai (University of Cologne). Being part of CRC 1211, the Nees institute and affiliated researchers acknowledge the funding of our project on the “Biogeographic history of plant communities”.
Memorandum of understanding between the National Parks Board and the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
The Nees Institute and the Botanical Gardens Bonn signed a collaboration agreement with the Singapore Botanic Gardens (NPARKS). The signing institutions are desirous of developing close collaborative links based on mutual trust, goodwill, and a shared set of common objectives for the promotion of research, training and public education for environmental protection and sustainable development, and fostering an enduring partnership centred on capacity building, knowledge sharing and training for the mutual benefit of the Parties. We are looking forward to a fruitful collaboration!
ATOL-Pleurocarps meeting Bonn 2016
The 2nd International Symposium on the "Evolution and Systematics of pleurocarpous mosses" will be held from June 9-12 2016 at the Nees Institute for Plant Biodiversity in Bonn.
"Green Talents"
"Green Talents - International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development" funded by the BMBF
The “1st International Symposium on Impatiens Research” at the Nees Institute for Plant Biodiversity
